The starting point.
Fang Ran watched the two departing figures and fell into hesitation.
Should I follow them?
He felt he had to keep up, but he didn't really want to do something so unconventional.
Just as he was pondering, a clear, crisp voice rang out.
"Report!"
Fang Ran subconsciously turned her head to look.
She was a woman with a short ponytail, who looked quite capable.
Fang Ran didn't know when she arrived; she only knew that she had arrived before he did.
"Speak!" Chang Lei turned to look at the girl.
"I also want to apply to join this punishment!" Xiao Xiangtong looked calmly at the instructor.
"Okay, go ahead!" Chang Lei's lips curled into a slight smile.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiangtong immediately turned and ran away into the distance.
Xiao Xiangtong's departure helped Fang Ran make a decision. He turned to the instructor and shouted:
"Report! I also want to join this punishment!"
Chang Lei nodded with a smile, then looked at the others.
"If anyone else wants to join, just go ahead and do it. No need to report to each of you individually!"
Upon hearing this, the short-haired man who arrived after Xiao Xiangtong silently turned and ran out.
Watching Fang Ran and the others leave, Zhou Xuan couldn't help but laugh.
"This seems quite interesting!"
With that, he ran off forward.
Of the remaining three, two looked at each other, then turned and ran out as well.
Only one person remained: Yang Xu.
"Aren't you going?" Chang Lei glanced at Yang Xu.
Yang Xu smiled and said, "Brother Lei, I..."
"We're just both in Capital, we're not that familiar with each other yet. Also, this is a training camp, call out to the instructors!" Chang Lei reprimanded sternly.
Upon hearing this, Yang Xu's expression turned serious, and he stood up straight.
"Instructor, I'm not going!"
"Why? Give me a reason," Chang Lei said with a serious expression.
"Because this is punishment, punishment for those who are late, and I wasn't late," Yang Xu said.
"You weren't late, so you think it doesn't matter whether you join this punishment or not?" Chang Lei stared straight at Yang Xu.
"Yes!" Yang Xu replied.
"If that's your mindset, then I think you should withdraw from the training camp as soon as possible." Chang Lei looked directly at Yang Xu.
Yang Xu's face darkened upon hearing this.
However, Chang Lei ignored him and continued speaking:
"When people face punishment, they see it as training and growth."
"And what do you see? All you see is punishment."
"Of course, strictly speaking, there's nothing wrong with that."
"But since others have already pointed it out, you should realize that this punishment is also an opportunity for you to grow."
"If you can't even realize this, how much do you expect to achieve in the future?"
"I just felt that this punishment wouldn't be very effective for personal growth, and besides, it was a punishment for those who were late, so I didn't go," Yang Xu said with a grim expression.
"If it's just about running this once, it doesn't really mean much, but it's a matter of mindset."
Chang Lei raised his hand and pointed to Shen Heng in the running crowd.
"If people know how to seize every opportunity to become stronger, why can't you?"
"You're like that, waiting in the pigsty..."
Yang Xu looked in the direction Chang Lei was pointing, his gaze turning somewhat somber as he stared at the figure in the distance.
He abruptly turned around, interrupting Chang Lei:
"Alright, you just want me to run the race, right? Fine, I'll go. Stop with the nonsense!"
After saying that, he turned and ran out without waiting for Chang Lei's response.
Chang Lei frowned, his gaze fixed on the figure that was clearly carrying resentment as it left.
"How can you achieve great things like this?"
On the training field.
Cao Mingyu glanced at the crowd following behind him, then turned to Shen Heng and laughed heartily:
"Brother Shen Heng, look, the others have caught up too!"
Shen Heng glanced back briefly, then nodded slightly. He had heard this after someone else caught up with them.
"Haha, I didn't expect the first day to go like this. It reminds me a bit of my time in the army," Cao Mingyu laughed.
"What happened when you were in the army?" Shen Heng asked.
"When I was in the army, my whole platoon was once punished by having to run laps, and the scene was pretty much the same as what's happening now!" Cao Mingyu laughed.
"Why were you punished by having to run?" Shen Heng asked.
"Back then, we were singing military songs, and then at the end, some guy suddenly added 'GGbond,' and then haha... the whole class inexplicably started singing 'GGbond,' and we couldn't stop them, so..."
Cao Mingyu was not the only one following behind; the rest of the people in front were also joining him.
Unlike Cao Mingyu, they were unaware of what had happened, so they could only run forward while looking blankly at the people following behind them.
"No, why are they running laps too?" someone asked, puzzled.
"I don't know, maybe they did something and were punished?" another person asked tentatively.
"How is that possible? It's one thing for us to be punished, but what did they do to deserve punishment, and why are all of them being punished at once?"
The man hesitated for a moment, then said:
"Maybe they're more of a team player and didn't want us to run on our own, so they followed us?"
"You're dreaming. We don't even know any of them, so what team spirit are you talking about? You might as well say they wanted to run away."
"They probably just wanted to run away!"
"Heh... you..."
Just then, a loud roar echoed across the training ground.
"Everyone has it!"
Everyone instinctively looked towards the starting point, where the instructor stood alone.
"Since those who arrived on time are also being punished, I've decided to adjust the original training plan. This lap run will be your first training session since joining the training camp!"
"I will increase the pressure on you later. You can try anything you can to resist, including Origin Power and other abilities."
"Of course, the penalties for those who were late will still apply!"
"You need to give me at least an hour to hold on. If you can't, you can skip breakfast!"
"As for those who arrive on time, there's no time limit, but please try your best to keep it up."
In short, the longer you persist, the better!
"Now..."
Chang Lei paused for a moment, his gaze quickly sweeping over the people on the training field.
"Training camp begins!!!"
Buzz--!
A gravity far greater than before enveloped the training ground.
Almost immediately after the words 'Training begins' were spoken.
Shen Heng suddenly felt the pressure on his body increase abruptly.
He staggered a couple of steps, barely managing to keep his balance, but his upper body was forced to lean forward slightly.
After getting used to the weight pressing down on his body, Shen Heng forced himself to stand up slowly.
Throughout this process, he could still feel the pressure pressing down on his body.
This force is very strong, extremely strong!
If the previous level of gravity could be withstood by a Tier 2 body, then at this level, maintaining movement for an extended period of time will require other methods.
Just like the instructor said— Origin Power, or ability!